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Recognised as Colour

#050422

  • #050422
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#050422 is a blue with RGB values 5, 4, 34 and HSL 242°, 79%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#050422#050422
HEX#050422
RGBrgb(5, 4, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0157, 0.1333
RGB percentages2%, 1.6%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(242, 78.9%, 7.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242, 88.2%, 13.3%)
CMYK85.3%, 88.2%, 0%, 86.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer328,738
CSS custom property--colour: #050422;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness12.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.06:1
Contrast with white20.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#060606
Inverted#FAFBDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000923no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#000721no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#000B11no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.5Midnight blue · ΔE 43Dim grey · ΔE 46.2Slate grey · ΔE 52
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#212204
Analogous#041222, #140422
Triadic#220504, #042205
Split complementary#221404, #122204
Tetradic#220412, #212204, #042214

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2019D9
Lighter +30%#1914AB
Lighter +20%#120F7D
Lighter +10%#0C0950
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#010026
Less saturated −25%#09091D

Channel breakdown

R5
G4
B34
Red5 (2%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue242°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness7.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 04 · B 22

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